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Cue the inevitable jokes about a full house, but there's a new Olsen in town, reports People.Elizabeth Olsen—at age 21 three years younger than her famous twin sisters—is rolling out a pair of indie movies at Sundance that are causing a stir. "It's hard for independent films when they want to get money," says Olsen. "And to have a lead be an unknown—it's kind of a risk for people to take. And so the fact that they took that risk was like made my year, my life, I don't know! It was really exciting."

Olsen is appearing in Silent House, based on a Uruguayan film, made by the folks behind Open Water, and shot in one continuous take. She moves from that to Martha Macy May Marlene,a tale of young women adjusting to life after leaving a cult. All of which are a shade darker than her roles in her sisters' movies: "Sometimes I had lines, and sometimes I'd just sit on a stool," she laughs. "I couldn't pronounce my r's." (Click for "5 Things to Know About Elizabeth Olsen.")